Jennifer Lim (British actress)

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Jennifer Lim is a Singaporean actress based in the U.K.

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Life and career

Lim is known for her appearance as Samantha in the first television show made especially for mobile phones, called When Evil Calls directed by Johannes Roberts and for her role as Kana in the 2005 horror film Hostel . [1]

In the short film, Isolation 9, written and directed by Jo Ho, Lim portrays Amy, a sick teenager. She is in hospital isolation, and develops a fragile relationship with a custodian. In 2015, she starred in Timo Rose's Sasquatch series Nature. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Rogue Trader Kim Wong
2003 Code 46 Tester With Couple
2005Pizza GirlBetsy
2005 Puritan Rockstar's Girlfriend
2005 Hostel Kana
2006 Isolation 9 Amy
2008Act of GraceMui
2009StillShort Film
2010 Womb Mrs. Muju
2011Night LivesEllaShort Film - Also Director and Producer
2011Mercutio's Dreaming: The Killing of a Chinese Actor-Co-director and Associate Producer
2013FarawayLin
2013Piercing BrightnessShin
2013My Half Night with HimBeeShort Film
2014Beginner''s Guide to Live in the UKWaitressVideo
2015Dream of Emerald HillKheng LimShort Film - Also Producer
2016 A Monster Calls Miss Kwan
2016Foot in MouthAnmingShort Film
2018Leviathan - Episode 05: IsmaelDing LingShort Film
2018Leviathan: JamilaDing LingShort Film
2019Shallow SpringMotherShort Film
2020British PeopleJaneShort Film
2020RedDr. LeungShort Film
2021I'm Not in LoveTrinny
2021BystanderFionaShort Film
2022Go Back Home!British East Asian personShort Film
2024The Monster Beneath UsMs. HawthornIn post-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Die Straßen von Berlin LiangEpisode: Dunkelrote Rosen
2000 The League of Gentlemen LynneEpisode: A Plague on Royston Vasey
2001 World of Pub Whispering Customer #3Episode: Bookshop
2006When Evil CallsSamantha(Miniseries) 2 Episodes
2010 Spirit Warriors MayEpisode: The Cave of Ghosts
2014The Sonnet ProjectEpisode: Sonnet #101
2017Jade DragonClaudia(Web Series) 4 Episodes
2018 White Dragon Hotel ConciergeEpisode: #1.7

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References

  1. Jennifer Lim on Visible Chinese
  2. ""BARRICADE" director Timo Rose gets back to "NATURE" with Bigfoot series". Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2015-03-04.